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Pink is no longer the new yellow in the NFL. The league won’t use its pink penalty flags beyond
last night’s New York Jets-Atlanta Falcons game.

The pink flags were part of the NFL’s “A Crucial Catch” campaign in support of breast cancer
awareness. Coupled with the players’ pink equipment, especially their gloves and towels, the pink
flags caused confusion among broadcasters, fans, players and coaches on Sunday.

The league hadn’t specified whether the pink penalty flags would be used through Week 7 like the
rest of the breast cancer initiative, “but the experience this weekend solidified that it would be
for one week only,” NFL spokesman Michael Signora said.

“At times, I didn’t know if flags were thrown or not just because a lot of guys were wearing
pink towels,” Denver Broncos safety David Bruton said. “So that makes a lot of sense to go back to
yellow so we can know. … You could see the confusion with our pink towels and the pink flags.”

Yellow flags will return with Thursday night’s New York Giants-Chicago Bears game, the start of
Week 6.